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"Will Cut Every Cent Sent To Enemies": Nikki Haley Vows To End Aid To Pak, China
US Republican Party, Grand Old Party (GOP) Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has said that if voted to power, she will cut every cent in foreign aid for countries that hate the US.
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Power Outage Across Pak, Major Cities Including Islamabad, Karachi Hit
Pakistan suffered countrywide power cuts early on Monday due to a major breakdown in its national grid, the federal energy ministry said.
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2 Dead, 11 Injured After Argument Over Power Cut At Pak Mosque
An argument over massive power outages among worshippers after the Friday prayers at a mosque escalated into a fatal shooting, killing two people and injuring 11 others in Pakistan's northwestern tribal districts bordering Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Is Cutting Electricity To Homes, Industry. It Can't Afford Fuel
Pakistan is cutting electricity to households and industry as the cash-strapped country can no longer afford to buy coal or natural gas from overseas to fuel its power plants.
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Floods Kill 23 In Pakistan's Karachi, Heavy Rain Expected To Continue
Pakistan's flooded financial capital of Karachi was plunged into chaos on Friday with power cuts, streets under water and cellphone outages caused by heavy rain as authorities said at least 23 people had been killed in downpours the previous day.
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Power Cut Off At Indian Diplomat's Home In Pakistan For 4 Hours: Report
Power supply was disrupted at the residence of an Indian diplomat in Islamabad for nearly four hours on Christmas, following which the Indian High Commission took up the issue with Pakistan Foreign Ministry, official sources said.
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Manmohan Singh's Cutting Attack On PM Modi Over Black Money, Notes Ban
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday sharply criticised the government on demonetisation and jobs data and said the state of affairs in the country were a powerful indictment of the BJP-led government.
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Nawaz Sharif Steps Down After Pak Supreme Court Disqualifies Him
Pakistan's top court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, cutting short his third stint in power and ordering a criminal investigation of his family. Sharif resigned from his post shortly after the judgement.
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China To Fund 4,000 MW Power Transmission Line In Pakistan
State Grid of China will help build a 4,000 MW power transmission line in Pakistan in a project valued at $1.5 billion, Pakistan said on Friday, the latest in a series of Chinese investments in its South Asian neighbour.
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Pak Take Steps To Prevent Last Year-Like Heatwave Catastrophe
In a bid to prevent last year-like catastrophe when several people died due to an intense heatwave, Pakistan's Meteorological Department has made arrangements to counter freak weather patterns by avoiding random power cuts and issuing weather advisories before hand.
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Deadly Pakistan Heatwave Shows Signs of Easing
A deadly heatwave that has killed nearly 700 people in southern Pakistan showed signs of easing today, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi.
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Heat Wave Deaths in Pakistan's Financial Hub Reach 780
Pakistan's financial capital of Karachi is wilting in a four-day heat wave that has killed more than 780 people, a health charity said today, as the government declared a holiday in the city to encourage people to stay home and cool off.
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Five Infants Die After Oxygen Supply Stops in Pakistan Hospital
Five infants yesterday died in a hospital in Pakistan's largest city allegedly due to medical negligence after a power cut stopped the oxygen supply to the incubators.
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Pakistan cuts off president in power bill crackdown
The Pakistani government on Tuesday cut off the electricity supply to several major official buildings for non-payment of bills, including parliament, the prime minister's offices and the president's official residence.
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Pakistan government ends unprecedented full term amid criticism
Pakistan's elected government completed its full five-year term on Saturday, the first in the country's turbulent history to do so, leaving a legacy of Taliban violence, sectarian unrest, chronic power cuts and a fragile economy.
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"Will Cut Every Cent Sent To Enemies": Nikki Haley Vows To End Aid To Pak, China
US Republican Party, Grand Old Party (GOP) Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has said that if voted to power, she will cut every cent in foreign aid for countries that hate the US.
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Power Outage Across Pak, Major Cities Including Islamabad, Karachi Hit
Pakistan suffered countrywide power cuts early on Monday due to a major breakdown in its national grid, the federal energy ministry said.
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2 Dead, 11 Injured After Argument Over Power Cut At Pak Mosque
An argument over massive power outages among worshippers after the Friday prayers at a mosque escalated into a fatal shooting, killing two people and injuring 11 others in Pakistan's northwestern tribal districts bordering Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Is Cutting Electricity To Homes, Industry. It Can't Afford Fuel
Pakistan is cutting electricity to households and industry as the cash-strapped country can no longer afford to buy coal or natural gas from overseas to fuel its power plants.
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Floods Kill 23 In Pakistan's Karachi, Heavy Rain Expected To Continue
Pakistan's flooded financial capital of Karachi was plunged into chaos on Friday with power cuts, streets under water and cellphone outages caused by heavy rain as authorities said at least 23 people had been killed in downpours the previous day.
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Power Cut Off At Indian Diplomat's Home In Pakistan For 4 Hours: Report
Power supply was disrupted at the residence of an Indian diplomat in Islamabad for nearly four hours on Christmas, following which the Indian High Commission took up the issue with Pakistan Foreign Ministry, official sources said.
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Manmohan Singh's Cutting Attack On PM Modi Over Black Money, Notes Ban
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday sharply criticised the government on demonetisation and jobs data and said the state of affairs in the country were a powerful indictment of the BJP-led government.
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Nawaz Sharif Steps Down After Pak Supreme Court Disqualifies Him
Pakistan's top court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, cutting short his third stint in power and ordering a criminal investigation of his family. Sharif resigned from his post shortly after the judgement.
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China To Fund 4,000 MW Power Transmission Line In Pakistan
State Grid of China will help build a 4,000 MW power transmission line in Pakistan in a project valued at $1.5 billion, Pakistan said on Friday, the latest in a series of Chinese investments in its South Asian neighbour.
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Pak Take Steps To Prevent Last Year-Like Heatwave Catastrophe
In a bid to prevent last year-like catastrophe when several people died due to an intense heatwave, Pakistan's Meteorological Department has made arrangements to counter freak weather patterns by avoiding random power cuts and issuing weather advisories before hand.
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Deadly Pakistan Heatwave Shows Signs of Easing
A deadly heatwave that has killed nearly 700 people in southern Pakistan showed signs of easing today, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi.
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Heat Wave Deaths in Pakistan's Financial Hub Reach 780
Pakistan's financial capital of Karachi is wilting in a four-day heat wave that has killed more than 780 people, a health charity said today, as the government declared a holiday in the city to encourage people to stay home and cool off.
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Five Infants Die After Oxygen Supply Stops in Pakistan Hospital
Five infants yesterday died in a hospital in Pakistan's largest city allegedly due to medical negligence after a power cut stopped the oxygen supply to the incubators.
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Pakistan cuts off president in power bill crackdown
The Pakistani government on Tuesday cut off the electricity supply to several major official buildings for non-payment of bills, including parliament, the prime minister's offices and the president's official residence.
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Pakistan government ends unprecedented full term amid criticism
Pakistan's elected government completed its full five-year term on Saturday, the first in the country's turbulent history to do so, leaving a legacy of Taliban violence, sectarian unrest, chronic power cuts and a fragile economy.
